Guiseley made it back to back victories with a 2-1 win over Southport as I attended my first ever game at the Lions’ Nethermoor Park home.
Football
Glasshoughton Welfare 0-0 Selby Town – NCEL Division 1
Glasshoughton Welfare and Selby Town played out a drab goalless draw as I made my first ever visit to Welfare’s Leeds Road ground.
Chesterfield 0-1 Bradford City – League 1
Billy Clarke’s first half goal maintained Bradford City’s unbeaten league record as they defeat Chesterfield 1-0 at the Proact Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Chesterfield 3-3 Gillingham – League 1
Chesterfield threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Gillingham as a 95th minute Scott Wagstaff goal stole a point for the visitors.
Connor Wilkinson opened the scoring after little more than 60 seconds and Kristian Dennis doubled the hosts’ advantage from the spot not long after the start of the second half.
A Jay Emmanuel-Thomas penalty pulled one back for the Gills, but Wilkinson’s second of the evening restored the two-goal advantage in the 72nd minute.
However, a second Emmanuel-Thomas spot kick set up a nervy conclusion and in the final minute of additional time, Wagstaff found the net to snatch an unlikely point for Gillingham.
FC Halifax Town 4-0 Bradford Park Avenue – National North
FC Halifax Town were comfortable victors in Saturday’s West Yorkshire derby against Bradford Park Avenue at the Shay.
The Shaymen were threatening to record a cricket score at one stage, finding the net three times inside the opening twenty minutes – including a brace from Alex Simmons on his home debut.
However, after an early flurry, the goals subsided until shortly before the hour mark, when Jordan Sinnott made it 4-0 to secure a third victory in four outings for Halifax.
AFC Emley 2-2 Hallam – NCEL Division 1
AFC Emley held high-flying Hallam to a 2-2 draw in an entertaining game as I made my first ever visit to the Welfare Ground.
Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton Town – League 1
Conor Wilkinson’s double earned Chesterfield a first victory in five league games as they brought Northampton Town’s incredible 31-game unbeaten run to an end.
A goal in either half from Wilkinson, making his home debut after joining on deadline day, put the Spireites in a commanding position.
The Cobblers briefly threatened a comeback when Paul Anderson pulled a goal back shortly after the hour mark, but Kristian Dennis flicked Dion Donohue’s strike home twenty minutes from time to seal a 3-1 victory for the home side.
Clipstone 3-0 Barton Town Old Boys – NCEL Premier
Clipstone defeated Barton Town Old Boys 3-0 in the NCEL Premier Division on Tuesday night as I made my first ever visit to the Lido Ground.
North Ferriby United 0-2 Maidstone United – National League
North Ferriby United suffered a fourth straight defeat as goals from Liam Enver-Marum and Alex Flisher earned fellow newly-promoted side Maidstone United victory in my first ever match at Grange Lane.
Penistone Church 4-0 Brigg Town – NCEL Division 1
Penistone Church moved up to third in the NCEL Division 1 table with a dominant 4-0 victory over Brigg Town on my first every visit to Church View Road.
